Cut

maiming the dragon
      the trickle with a tickle ~
           soul trepanation 


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Faulkner Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 8:54 PM
So much pain, so eloquently expressed - we all have our dark side -
Wolf Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM
I'm gonna have to tell my friend, Peter Pan, to avoid the trepan!... Just one question: Do you think if Joseph Biden underwent trepanation, he would go out and buy 101 Dalmations? Just askin'... :) gw
Mumo Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 5:40 PM
Deeply didactic piece penned with the deliberate philosophical taciturnity of a deep-thinking poet. I'm beginning to fall in love with this pithiness of yours, wonderful Pigeon!
Allison Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 3:41 PM
this one cuts deep in many ways Mo:-( i worked with a lassie who had cuts all up her arms ...she was a troubled young lady and told me it was to make sure she knew she was still alive:-( shes married with a little baby now and in a happy place from a troubled childhood when her parents split:-( hugs Jan xx
Leffanta Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 1:38 PM
Not so funny after all! Another upsidedown maneuver as it is the other hole that needs addressing! But what can one expect in the Year of the Rat? Aloha!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 2:06 PM
Heh, you just reminded me of my favourite blonde joke... what do you get when you turn a blonde upside down??? -a brunette with bad breath (yes I’m a dirty old man in chick’s clothing)
Deepa Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 12:58 PM
Soul trepanation!! Prayers and love sent to heal your cut Mo mam.:-)It sounds something deep is hurting you to the core:-( To cheer you today.Let me surprise you by making this my Fave:-)Loved this dark Haiku. Keep inspiring.Have a bright day.Much love:-)
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 2:20 PM
Thank you Lovely! It is a past I was revisiting, a wandering muse. The pain has changed, that dragon I did slay, and now I understand the dragon that took its place; understanding is after all, half the battle. PTSD from abuse, I cut periodically from early teens to early 20s, then nearly died in accident. Made pact with myself. Never cut again. Love & hugs! xomo
Krutsinger Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 11:26 AM
I am borrowing that last word because I love it so.
Rodrigues Avatar
August 6, 2020 at 5:16 AM
I agree with Caren! Love that word!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 2:22 PM
It is an awesome word. Always been a morbid fascination. xomo
Theraven Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 8:40 AM
Pigeon Tart Pie, Carving holes in the soul? I feel that one. But few regrets just the same. Still learning to throw out the trash. Hard sometimes. -Richard
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 2:25 PM
Amen to that. Oh, the baggage. Working on decluttering. Have a lovely day Richard! xomo
Rodrigues Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 4:44 AM
My mind is whirling!
Pigeon Tart Avatar
August 5, 2020 at 5:05 AM
My mind was taking a tour. Ruminating. Twenty-five years sans couper. ~x
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